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Catheter Installed, Bleeding Started After Pulling. Injury In Urinary Tract Cause Bloody Stools?
Would a bloody stool be cause by bleeding in the small intestine? my father is diabetic and he was order to have a catheter install because he was retaining to much fluids and the nurse said that it seem like there was something in the way. they already examen his urinary tract and there was nothing there. he was walking around the house and he stepped on his catheter and pull it out and he bleed. he is now in the hospital with blood in his stool but I don't know if the injury in his urinary tack would have cause blood in his stool. Is that possible?
Thu, 31 Oct 2013
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Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum.
Normally forcible stretching of urethra in male causes extensive damage to penile urethra.
This injury causes bleeding from urethra and this is a common features in old age patient .
As you stated that bleeding is from the intestine and in stool.
In my opinion injury to urethra don't cause any bleeding from intestine ( due to catheter).
So intestinal bleeding may be .
1 Any ulcer in intestine , diagnosis can be confirmed by colonoscopy .
2 Hemorrhoid may be the another reason . Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by a surgeon .
3 If blood is fresh , may be from large intestine , but if dark color may be from stomach .
In my opinion consult a physician and get his opinion for colonoscopy .
Good luck. Dr. HET
Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum.
Normally forcible stretching of urethra in male causes extensive damage to penile urethra.
This injury causes bleeding from urethra and this is a common features in old age patient .
As you stated that bleeding is from the intestine and in stool.
In my opinion injury to urethra don't cause any bleeding from intestine ( due to catheter).
So intestinal bleeding may be .
1 Any ulcer in intestine , diagnosis can be confirmed by colonoscopy .
2 Hemorrhoid may be the another reason . Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by a surgeon .
3 If blood is fresh , may be from large intestine , but if dark color may be from stomach .
In my opinion consult a physician and get his opinion for colonoscopy .
Good luck. Dr. HET
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